SW1E postcode area guide — Wandsworth
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SW1E postcode district in Wandsworth — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SW1E
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
64.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
61%
Gigabit-capable
61%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SW1E postcode district (Wandsworth) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 80 postcodes Ofcom measures in SW1E, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 64.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 61%.
Around 0% of premises in SW1E fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SW1E
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SW1E 5BA | 97.9% | 97.9% |
| SW1E 5BH | 0% | 0% |
| SW1E 5BJ | 100% | 100% |
| SW1E 5BP | 100% | 100% |
| SW1E 5BW | 100% | 100% |
| SW1E 5BX | 100% | 100% |
| SW1E 5BY | 0% | 0% |
| SW1E 5DH | 0% | 0% |
| SW1E 5DJ | 57.1% | 57.1% |
| SW1E 5DN | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Wandsworth
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Wandsworth district (167,710 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SW1E
Police recorded 2,259 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SW1E in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 438 | 19.4% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 434 | 19.2% |
| Other theft | 384 | 17.0% |
| Theft from the person | 322 | 14.3% |
| Shoplifting | 188 | 8.3% |
| Public order | 184 | 8.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 78 | 3.5% |
| Drugs | 64 | 2.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SW1E
Based on 10 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SW1E is £850,000, down 63.4% on the previous year (£2,325,000).
Flat / maisonette
£825,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in SW1E
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | £761,868 | Flat | Palace Street | SW1E 5HZ |
| 2 Feb 2026 | £5,000,000 | Other | Bressenden Place | SW1E 5BY |
| 19 Dec 2025 | £775,000 | Flat | Buckingham Gate | SW1E 6JP |
| 17 Dec 2025 | £950,000 | Flat | Palace Street | SW1E 5BA |
| 4 Dec 2025 | £14,300,000 | Other | Castle Lane | SW1E 6DR |
| 3 Dec 2025 | £653,000 | Flat | Buckingham Gate | SW1E 6PA |
| 28 Nov 2025 | £850,000 | Flat | Palace Street | SW1E 5HZ |
| 25 Nov 2025 | £825,000 | Flat | Buckingham Gate | SW1E 6PE |
| 15 Aug 2025 | £1,550,000 | Flat | Catherine Place | SW1E 6DY |
| 18 Jul 2025 | £6,250,000 | Flat | Buckingham Gate | SW1E 6JP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Wandsworth demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Wandsworth district (327,506 residents, 137,392 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.5% |
| 15–29 | 36.8% |
| 30–44 | 22.8% |
| 45–64 | 14.4% |
| 65+ | 9.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 42.5% |
| Private rented | 36.4% |
| Social rented | 7.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SW1E
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster City School | Secondary | 11–18 | 790 | SW1E 5HJ |
| Westminster Cathedral Choir School | Not applicable | 4–13 | 266 | SW1P 1QH |
| St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | — | SW1P 1EP |
| St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 147 | SW1W 0NL |
| The Grey Coat Hospital | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,167 | SW1P 2DY |
| Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 180 | SW1P 2QQ |
| Eaton Square Prep School | Not applicable | 2–13 | 222 | SW1V 1PH |
| St Matthew's School, Westminster | Primary | 3–11 | 99 | SW1P 2DG |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SW1E
112 rated food businesses operate in SW1E. 89 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1Rebel, All Bar One, Badiani MHV, BAO MH Victoria, Baringa - Thomas Franks.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SW1E
From a sample of 235 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 SW1E postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 87% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
46%
Band C
41%
Band D
9%
Band E
3%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Wandsworth
Landlines around SW1E typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.